William Spaniel

Subscribers 762K

Videos 963

Views 211.0M

Channels Like William Spaniel

William Spaniel covers war theory, international conflict strategies, and political science topics with a focus on game theory and military strategy. The channel appears to publish in-depth, analytical videos (deep-dives) rather than shorts, with an upload cadence reflecting ongoing activity since 2006. It gathers substantial view counts across videos, averaging around 302.6K views per video.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 63%

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Shares a high overlap in search queries centered on international conflict strategies and nuclear deterrence debates, indicating a similar audience interest, while their content style is somewhat more event-talk oriented than Spaniel's in-depth political strategy explanations.

#2

Al Jazeera English

65% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M

Videos 136K

Views 6.8B

Appearances 12

SERP 42%

Similarity 80%

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Targets similar audiences with queries on U.S. foreign policy analysis and proxy war implications, though their content tends to broader newsroom analysis rather than the deep strategic breakdowns Spaniel provides.

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Center for Strategic & International Studies view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 382K

Videos 9.7K

Views 64.5M

Appearances 11

SERP 35%

Similarity 81%

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Competes on topics like great power competition and nuclear strategy debates, aligning on audience interests but CSIS presents it as think-tank analysis rather than the more explainer-focused style of Spaniel.

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Bloomberg Television view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 90K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 16

SERP 34%

Similarity 77%

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Shares interest in regional geopolitical risk and balance of power analysis, but Bloomberg emphasizes real-time market and policy impacts, whereas Spaniel focuses on conceptual strategy explanations.

#5

DW News view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 45K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 6

SERP 25%

Similarity 81%

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Appeals to viewers curious about U.S. foreign policy analysis and nuclear deterrence debates, with content that is more news-cstyle reporting, differing from Spaniel's structured explainers.

#6

India Today Global

55% relevance

Subscribers 159K

Videos 30K

Views 79.3M

Appearances 2

SERP 15%

Similarity 81%

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Catches audiences interested in war and diplomacy, similar topical scope to Spaniel, yet generally presents in a more regional news format rather than deep-dive strategy pedagogy.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include TEDx Talks (78% match) and Al Jazeera English (65% match). Both share overlapping queries with William Spaniel such as international conflict strategies, nuclear deterrence debates, and conflict escalation scenarios. Center for Strategic & International Studies (63% match) also competes on topics like great power competition and nuclear strategy debates. In terms of audience size, William Spaniel has 762K subscribers, which is smaller than TEDx Talks (44.2M) and Al Jazeera English (17.5M) but comparable to CSIS (382K) and Bloomberg Television (3.1M) and DW News (6.2M). The competing channels commonly appear in searches related to war theory, foreign policy analysis, and regional security dynamics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to William Spaniel?

TEDx Talks (78% match, 44.2M subscribers), Al Jazeera English (65% match, 17.5M subscribers), and Center for Strategic & International Studies (63% match, 382K subscribers). They share a focus on educational, informative content related to global affairs and policy analysis.

What type of content does William Spaniel make?

William Spaniel creates analytical content about international relations, geopolitics, and political science, as indicated by video titles such as What Everyone Gets Wrong about China Invading Taiwan and Why Iran’s New Supreme Leader Might Soon Battle U.S. Boots on the Ground. He uploads multiple videos with an average of about 302.6K views per video.

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